Setting Up the DevOps Katas Learning Virtual Machine

Learn to set up the DevOps katas virtual machine.

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All the software we’ll need to run the katas in this course is preloaded to the LVM. For those who’ve used VirtualBox before, this should be familiar. If not, fear not: these steps will get us from zero to running the LVM.

We’ll need at least 8GB of RAM, Windows 7 or greater for PCs, or OS X 10.10 Yosemite or greater for Macs.

Step 1: Install VirtualBox#

The LVM runs on virtualization software (a hypervisor) called VirtualBox. VirtualBox is free, open-source software made by Oracle.

  1. Open your favorite browser and visit http://www.virtualbox.org.
VirtualBox website interface

  1. Click the “Download Virtualbox” image in the center of the page.

  2. Under “VirtualBox Binaries,” click the link for your operating system.

VirtualBox binaries

  1. Save the installer to your local hard drive.

  2. Run the installer from your local hard drive.

  3. Start VirtualBox.

Step 2: Download the LVM image#

The next step is to download the LVM VirtualBox image from the DevOps Katas website.

  1. Visit the DevOps website in your browser.

  2. Click the download link for the LVM. The image is about 1.7GB. We’ll need to save it to a drive with enough free space.

  3. Save the “devopskatas_learningvm.ova” file to your local hard drive.

Step 3: Import the LVM image#

This step will import the file into VirtualBox.

  1. Switch to the VirtualBox window.

  2. Select “File > Import Appliance…” from the menu. Click the folder icon to open the file selection window.

“Import Virtual Appliance”

  1. Find the “devopskatas_learningvm.ova” file we downloaded in the previous step and select it.

  2. Click “Next.”

  3. Click “Import.”

Step 4: Run the LVM#

After the import process is complete, we can run the LVM on our computer for the first time.

  1. Select the “devopskatas_learnvingvm” VM from the list in the VirtualBox application.

  2. Click the “Start” button at the top of the VirtualBox window.

  3. Wait for the LVM to start.

The LVM will take a few minutes to start. When it does, we’ll see the login screen with the “DevOps” user account ready to log in. We type in “katas” as the password. Log in and take your first look at your new home for DevOps Katas.

Logging in to LVM
The interface of LVM

Wrap-up

Gogs Installation